Episode 297

Elliot Kaminetzky, PhD joins Something For Everybody this week. Elliot is a child and adolescent psychologist with major concerns about youth gender medicine.

The conversation explores the mental health of children and the challenges they face in today’s society. It discusses the overdiagnosis of mental health issues and the impact of screen time and the internet on children’s well-being. The conversation also touches on the importance of finding a middle ground between sheltering children from discomfort and allowing them to experience and learn from it. It emphasizes the role of parents in supporting their children’s emotional well-being and the need for parents to make changes in their parenting approach when necessary. The conversation concludes with a brief discussion on OCD and the misconceptions surrounding it.